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Barefoot in the Park

  • Neil Simon
  • Full Length Play, Comedy, 1960s, 1970s
  • 4M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573605857

Paul and Corrie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corrie's loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong, does.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1960s, 1970s
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult, Senior
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Large Stage, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student

  • Accolades:
  • Nominee! 1964 Tony Award for Best Play
Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He's a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find - too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job.

After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie's loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbour-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong, does.

Paul just doesn't understand Corie, as she sees it. He's too staid, too boring and she just wants him to be a little spontaneous, running "barefoot in the park" would be a start...
REVIEWS:

"A bubbling, rib-tickling comedy."

 The New York Times

"Critic weeps joyfully... I don't think anybody stopped laughing while the curtain was up last evening."

 New York Daily News

Premiere Production: Barefoot in the Park was first presented on Broadway by Saint Subber at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City on October 23, 1963. It was directed by Mike Nichols.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

CORIE BRATTER - a free spirit, newlywed to Paul
PAUL BRATTER - a lawyer, newlywed to Corie
MRS. BANKS - Corie's Mother
VICTOR VELASCO - the neighbour in the attic
TELEPHONE REPAIR MAN
DELIVERY MAN

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Barefoot in the Park Script Order Now

Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He's a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find - too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job.

After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie's loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbour-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong, does.

Paul just doesn't understand Corie, as she sees it. He's too staid, too boring and she just wants him to be a little spontaneous, running "barefoot in the park" would be a start...

$24.95

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